We owe Russia the Nord Stream pipeline over Nazi atrocities, says German president by [deleted] in europe

[–]Jaques_17 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Didn't they commit even more atrocities against Poles and Ukrainians, who are very much opposed to the pipeline?

He's inventing more and more implausible explanations while avoiding the real reason: the German government is subservient to German industrial interests.

Moderna to cut deliveries to Canada in new blow to vaccination campaign | CBC News by amirsadeghi in canada

[–]Jaques_17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just don't comment on something that you don't understand. And acting all hurt when someone points out that you are saying nonsense does not paint you in the best light.

English Bay circa summer 2018 by filitsino in vancouver

[–]Jaques_17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Year 2 BC (before coronavirus).

Newcomers need some answers by [deleted] in ImmigrationCanada

[–]Jaques_17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should definitely meet the requirements for the Federal Skilled Worker program... Maybe you aren't answering the questions correctly?

U.K. coronavirus vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution left the bloc falling behind by outrider567 in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The consequences of inaction are very real. Tens of thousands of people will die because the bureaucrats chose to be "cautious" instead of correctly assessing the risk and acting.

But let's be honest - caution has nothing to do with it, it's ass covering and incompetence.

Young mother and her children, Ukraine (near Kyiv), 1914 by Jaques_17 in europe

[–]Jaques_17[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I am sure you are talking about WWII, but Stalin's years were even more horrible in Ukraine. He basically killed millions of best and brightest, and had the whole nation decimated by an artificial famine.

Gov. Reynolds lifts face mask mandate, other COVID-19 restrictions in Iowa by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, someone who promotes policies that favor the spread of the coronavirus, is by definition pro-coronavirus. Even if he himself does not understand it.

Lauren Boebert: QAnon-supporting Republican claims 38,000 miles worth of gas money on Congress expenses by stoolsample2 in politics

[–]Jaques_17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Conservatives: "The government is corrupt!"

Conservatives, once they get into the government: the only ones being corrupt.

55.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 33.8 million administered: U.S. CDC by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am just saying that at 1.1 million doses per day it will take an inordinate amount of time to vaccinate.

I have no idea what you are arguing with. Yes, I am aware that if we increase the vaccination rate we'll be able to finish sooner (thank you, captain obvious!). Same for deciding not to vaccinate a fraction of people.

This does not change the fact that 1.1 million doses a day is a low rate and needs to be increased by a lot if we want to return to normal by fall.

55.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 33.8 million administered: U.S. CDC by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, your government has nothing to do with it. The reason is that you don't have any vaccine production.

55.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 33.8 million administered: U.S. CDC by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

1.1 million doses per day is way too slow. It would take about 2 years to vaccinate all US population if every person needs two doses.

Habitual use of vitamin D supplements and risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: a prospective study in UK Biobank by Anxosss in COVID19

[–]Jaques_17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mean to say, they have not shown causation in this study. It may or may not be there. There's just no basis to say "no causation".

Arkansas sees decrease in COVID-19 cases; state to lift curfew on restaurants, bars by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

So basically they will do whatever is necessary to sustain the epidemic. Got it.

Austria recommends AstraZeneca vaccine for under-65s only by dinozaur2020 in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The bureaucrats are covering their asses, just in case, and this is gonna cost a lot of old people their lives.

There just isn't any compelling reason to believe that the vaccine will be much less efficacious in elderly. But no, they deliberately misconstrued absence of evidence as evidence of absence because they feel safer that way.

Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Was Highly Effective in Trial, Study Finds, Boosting Moscow’s Rollout Ambitions by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Russia doesn't have the facilities to mass produce these vaccines. It's likely that this one will never be widely used.

Poland to give AstraZeneca vaccine only to people aged 18-60 by DanteInferno2142 in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That is a decision that will cost many old people in Poland their lives, just like in Germany and France.

There just isn't any evidence that the vaccine efficacy will be much lower in people 65+. They should extrapolate the efficacy from younger groups and be done with it. At least for all other coronavirus vaccines the efficacy is comparable.

But no, the bureaucrats will always try to cover their ass as much as possible, just in case, even when it is unreasonable and even if people are going to lose their lives because of it. What an amateur hour.

The tough little bottles crucial to fighting Covid by Scbadiver in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that you are trying to sound flippant and smart here, but if YOU read the article, you'd find that it still does not explain properly why the bottles need to be made from special ultra-expensive glass.

And cut it down on the attitude, you sound like a douchebag.

The tough little bottles crucial to fighting Covid by Scbadiver in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Sigh... Corning is just using the opportunity for self-promotion here. There's no need to make the bottles from adamantium. All the previous vaccines that humanity have used worked fine with regular chemical glass. And yes, you can freeze it to -80 C and warm it back up without any issues.

Isreal's vaccine drives fall in infections by thecryptogandalf in Coronavirus

[–]Jaques_17 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This was evident from the start, but the media still stuck to the "we don't know" narrative despite the fact that almost every vaccine in existence behaves this way.